Completing a long-delayed home project rewards the dweller with a terrific sense of accomplishment and the home with a new feature to flaunt in front of the plain-Jane brownstone across the street. Outfit your abode with today’s Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of hardware, tools, accessories, and supplies at Carolina Ace Hardware in Hendersonville.

Owned and operated by Greg and Sheila Paul, Carolina Ace Hardware adds comfort and convenience to daily life with products, tools, and project-solving expertise. Secure sheds, trunks, and Fabergé egg display cases with an Ace 2-inch padlock ($11.99), and illuminate midnight-snack paths with mood lighting using dimmable GE Energy Smart 100-watt CFL light bulbs ($13.99 each). Messy projects clean up their act with a six-pack of ultra-strong Scott shop towels ($17.94), retiring soiled materials to Glad Odor Shield kitchen bags ($8.99) after their heavy-duty absorption is done (prices and availability may vary).

In addition to a multitude of home-improving implements, Carolina Ace also stocks pet food, birdseed, patio furniture, and a cornucopia of flowers and plants inside their full-service greenhouse. The friendly, knowledgeable staff is always on hand to offer tips and tricks for handy do-it-themselves-ers, as well as a wide range of specialty services that include key cutting, screen repair, and hot-water-heater exorcisms.